Vermette gave the Coyotes five solid season with 70-goals and 79-assists. Never a superstar but a solid player. One of the guys that you need on your roster that will make the proper sacrifices for the greater good of the time. The grinder who isn't overly concerned with stats and I've run out cliches.
My interactions with Vermette, and most players on the Coyotes, have been minimal in my four-seasons as an NHL reporter. Because I am low man on the totem pole I am usually pushed to the back when it comes time to interview players in the locker.I'm ok with this because my fellow reporters are often better than me at asking the tough questions. That and I have a tendency to zone out when I find myself in confined quarters with a group of sweaty hockey players. The enclosed funk and poor ventilation make me yearn for the hallway and cleaner air.
Even after four-seasons of being in the locker room it is kind of a surreal experience for a lifelong sports fan. I somehow managed to cross that magical barrier where fans can't go but folks that spent four-years getting journalism degrees can. A simple lanyard with my face on it gets me into some cool parts of Gila River Arena and I know I am lucky dude to be granted access.
I may look pissed in the picture with Martin Erat but internally I'm hella stoked. That faces is my serious, journalist expression. Similar to Derek Zoolander's Blue Steele I have a signature facial expression.
Mine is serious, focused, driven and ultimately that combo makes me looked bored and or pissed off. I need more mirror time to perfect my signature look. Blue Steele was years in the making and I need some more time to get mine down, on the off hand chance I'm in the background of a postgame interview being filmed.
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